Man City face Bouaddi setback as Guardiola pledges support
FIFA Club Benefits: Man City top global earners on around €4m from World Cup player days. Premier League clubs receive circa €40m in total, with Barcelona and Arsenal next on the club list.
Savinho hints at exit with cryptic post as Man City near £65m sale to Tottenham. City reportedly scout winger replacements, including PSG’s Ibrahim Mbaye, after the 21-year-old’s two-season stint.
After leaving Man City, Pep Guardiola is linked with England and has told friends he would like the job, though he plans a break. Tuchel remains under scrutiny after the 1-2 World Cup semi-final loss.
Real Madrid, pushed by Jose Mourinho, plan a post-World Cup move for Man City’s Rodri, who is in his contract’s final year. Madrid want an organiser to replace Kroos’s profile, pending squad movement.
Pep Guardiola vows to return to the Etihad ‘behind-the-scenes’, says he will help Enzo Maresca if needed and expects to watch games with Khaldoon Al Mubarak, reaffirming City remain ‘something special’.
Lille chief Olivier Létang says his ‘conviction’ is Bouaddi stays another season. City pursue the 18-year-old but reportedly would not accept a loan-back, leaving a deal and £84m valuation complicated.
Rodri helps Spain beat France 2-0, with Cherki off the bench. England’s Guehi, Anderson and O’Reilly feature in 1-2 loss to Argentina. Five City players head to third-place playoff, Rodri to the final.
Man City agree to sell 18-year-old winger Reigan Heskey to FC Koln for about £1.7m. The academy prospect, with 15 PL2 goal involvements last season, has completed a medical and is set for a four-year deal.
